Honda Problems

Have you brought it to Honda's attention through one of its dealers? If so it should have been fixed a long time ago, but if you haven't taken back to a dealer there's no way it could have been fixed. Changing the transmission oil, using a Honda recommended oil, would have been the way to fix it. Yours could have gone beyond the stage that it could be fixed with an oil change, but I would still consult a dealer to check.

Maybe Richard Curtis could check the area where he parks his car and moves it to a safer location. Your confirmation of an issue suggests Honda could look at better sealing of their ECU to stop ants from entering it.

I wouldn't be too concerned about it, but I would be checking it regularly for signs that it is increasing, in which case I would then be taking it back to my dealer for action.

The Accord Euro is designed to be an agile, responsive car with sharp handling and to achieve that the geometry of the suspension is set fairly aggressively and sportier tyres are fitted. Both of those things can result in higher tyre wear, and sometimes, uneven wear. It's a good idea to keep on top of the tyre rotation; so all four tyres wear at the same rate, ensure the tyre pressures are set to the correct pressure, and have the suspension aligned.

I have never heard of ants invading an ECU before, it's not something we have heard about here at Carsguide. I find it hard to believe that ants could, in fact, get into an ECU that is located in a position that isn't exposed to the elements, including ants. I would have thought Honda might have been interested in at least checking your car to see how the problem occurred.

Orange peel was once a no-no for painters, it was thought to be a poor finish, but for some reason we've come to think that it means that lots of paint has been applied and it's now ok. There's nothing you can do about it without repainting the car. As for the scratching I would recommend regular polishing to give the surface maximum protection.

It's too late for the local makers but there'll be a big battle over grey imports.

Rear pads wearing out five times faster than front ones is unbelievable; it it's true then there's got to be something wrong and I would suggest that something is amiss with your car. It could be that the rear brakes are not releasing correctly and are dragging. I would have your dealer investigate it.

I doubt that it's related to the automatic gearbox, the engine is running roughly and is sluggish when cold. That points to a problem with the cold enrichment of the engine, and I would be getting it hooked up to a diagnostic analyser and checking things like the sensors that supply information to the car's computer.